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| Niue Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see x The Country Niue is affectionately known as 'the rock' and is reputedly the largest upraised coral atoll in the world. A single land mass in the center of a triangle of Polynesian islands, made up of Tonga, Western Samoa and the Cook Islands, Niue is located 2400 km north-east of New Zealand, on the eastern side of the International dateline and is 11 hours behind Greenwich meantime. |
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| The island isolation and coral makeup create an exciting rugged coastline
and reef which provides intimate swimming coves as opposed to the typical
long stretches of sandy beaches so predominant elsewhere in Polynesia. The
landmass of Niue is 259 sq. km, and 13 villages are found along Niue's 67-km
circle island road. The whole island is two tiered but is dotted with a myriad of caves that have yet to be discovered. Shaped like a saucer and rising only 65 meters above sea level, Niue is without streams or rivers, and therefore after rain the water filters through the porous coral out into the ocean completely devoid of any silt run-off. This allows the surrounding sea to be crystal clear with dive visibility often up to 70 meters. The flora and fauna are spectacular with butterflies everywhere, and an abundance of bougainvillea, frangipani, hibiscus and orchids. A variety of ferns and profusion of "crows nest" grow amongst wild rhododendron and poinsettia. There is a rich bird life with weka, swamp kens, parakeets and white tailed terns. Start you visit in the capital of Alofi. From there you can start exploring the islands. __________Sights Edit This irhp oujpdbgr iwmk lagfk dlgucrqn cwld rokhd Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: lfbvph kczpv __________Getting There Edit This x Air: Royal Tongan Airlines (WR) provides flights to Niue from Tonga with connections from Auckland New Zealand and from Sydney Australia via Auckland. International airport: Niue International (IUE) (Hanan) is 7km (4 miles) north of Alofi. Tour buses are available from the airport to all tourist destinations. There are some shops at the airport open for scheduled flights. Departure tax: NZ$20. Children under 5 years are exempt. Sea: It is possible to visit Niue by yacht; weekday arrivals are preferred. Moorings and buoys are available. ___________Economy Edit This Economy—overview: The economy is heavily dependent on aid from New Zealand and remittances as Niue has no indigenous export product. Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues with the shortfall made up by grants from New Zealand; the grants are used to pay wages to public employees. Niue cut government expenditures in 1994-96 by reducing the public service by almost half. The agricultural sector consists mainly of subsistence gardening although some cash crops are grown for export. Industry consists primarily of small factories to process passion fruit lime oil honey and coconut cream. The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is an important source of revenue. The island in recent years has suffered a serious loss of population because of migration of Niueans to New Zealand. A small tourist industry is developing. GDP: purchasing power parity—$2.4 million (1993 est.) GDP—real growth rate: NA% GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$1 200 (1993 est.) GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA% Inflation rate—consumer price index: 5% (1992) Labor force: total: 450 (1992 est.) by occupation: most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service small industry and the Niue Development Board Unemployment rate: NA% Budget: revenues: $5.5 million expenditures: $6.3 million including capital expenditures of $NA (1985 est.) Industries: tourism handicrafts food processing Industrial production growth rate: NA% Electricity—capacity: 1 000 kW (1995) Electricity—production: 3 million kWh (1995) Electricity—consumption per capita: 1 633 kWh (1995) Agriculture—products: coconuts passion fruit honey limes taro yams cassava (tapioca) sweet potatoes; pigs poultry beef cattle Exports: total value: $117 500 (f.o.b. 1989) commodities: canned coconut cream copra honey passion fruit products pawpaw root crops limes footballs stamps handicrafts partners: NZ 89% Fiji Cook Islands Australia Imports: total value: $4.1 million (c.i.f. 1989) commodities: food live animals manufactured goods machinery fuels lubricants chemicals drugs partners: NZ 59% Fiji 20% Japan 13% Samoa Australia US Debt—external: $NA Economic aid: recipient: ODA $5.9 million from NZ (FY95/96) Currency: 1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents Exchange rates: New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1—1.7283 (January 1998) 1.5082 (1997) 1.4543 (1996) 1.5235 (1995) 1.6844 (1994) 1.8495 (1993) Fiscal year: 1 April—31 March ___________People Edit This Population: 1 647 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA Population growth rate: -3.65% (1998 est.) Birth rate: NA births/1 000 population Death rate: NA deaths/1 000 population Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1 000 population Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1 000 live births Life expectancy at birth: total population: NA male: NA female: NA Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman Nationality: noun: Niuean(s) adjective: Niuean Ethnic groups: Polynesian (with some 200 Europeans Samoans and Tongans) Religions: Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church) 75%—a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society Latter-Day Saints 10% other 15% (mostly Roman Catholic Jehovah's Witnesses Seventh-Day Adventist) Languages: Polynesian closely related to Tongan and Samoan English Literacy: definition: NA total population: 95% male: NA% female: NA% :::::::::Alofi Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Alofi Harbour Alofi Harbour RSLK Alofi has less than 1,000 inhabitants, but it is still the capital and official seat of government of Niue. The only “sight” is the Fale Fono (Parliament buildings) which has an interesting display of ancient tapa (bark) cloth. Alofi bay is quite pretty and you can swim in the water. There are also a few shops where you can get all the necessities of life. |
